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Source: AP
By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP
Updated 3:21 PM CDT, May 10, 2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A man who crashed a stolen police vehicle, survived gunfire from 11 police officers and then drove off and crashed another police cruiser all while wearing handcuffs in a hospital gown is in no mental capacity to appear before a judge right now, his lawyer said Friday.
The chaotic chain of events involving at least five law enforcement agencies began when Gary Porter, already wanted on a felony theft warrant, was discovered passed out in a chicken coop on Monday, arrested and taken to a hospital for evaluation, police said.
Paris Police Chief Mike Dailey then took him to jail, and had stepped out of the pickup truck to escort him inside when Porter somehow slipped his handcuffs from behind his back, moved into the drivers seat and drove off. The chief jumped onto the trucks running board to try to stop him, but was thrown to the ground, authorities said.
A chase ensued, joined by officers from Norway, Oxford and Paris, sheriffs deputies and state police in a mostly rural part of Maine about 48 miles from Portland, police said. They eventually deployed spike mats that blew the tires and caused Porter to crash into a ditch.
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